as in neutrality
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
the nonpartisanship of the congressional committee members is suspect, as they are all allies of the president
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Initiatives such as Project 2025 articulate a broader effort to remake the federal bureaucracy as an instrument of personal and partisan loyalty rather than professional neutrality.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026 -
Under political and donor duress, some schools have adopted statements promising institutional neutrality on issues of the day — even those about which administrators, faculty and students may be most vocal.—
Richard K. Vedder,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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Nurrenbern’s opposition stemmed from community activists, who questioned Hall’s objectivity and willingness to hold officers accountable for misconduct.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2026
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The standards emphasize objectivity, independence from political influence, and rigorous articulation of uncertainty.—
Brian O'Neill,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2026
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India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.—
Erez Manela,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Dec. 2021
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Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.—
Leo Robson,
The New Yorker,
5 Dec. 2016
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Scholl was a walking catalogue who brought his journalistic objectiveness to preservation, Matuszewicz said.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Nonpartisanship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonpartisanship. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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